Highlights Naturally-aspirated 5.9-litre V12, producing 490hp and 420lb ft of torque Timeless specification with Meteorite grey paint In excellent condition inside and out One of just 388 Virage Volantes believed to have been produced Well cared for example with comprehensive service history Overview Once upon a time, the Virage was the flagship of the Aston Martin range, a perch it sat atop throughout the 1990s, until its purposeful haunches and glorious tyre to wheel ratio were replaced by the more modern, more muscular Vanquish.

By the time the second-generation Virage appeared on UK roads there was a new king in town, the DBS.

This prompted Aston to slot it somewhat awkwardly between the £125k DB9 and £175k range topper, a gap which took them less than two years to realise didn’t really exist.

The fleeting nature of the Virage’s second coming is therefore often mistaken as an indictment of the car itself, rather than a failure of its maker’s own product planning.

Because the re...